John T. Harris
Harris (1908–1972) was an American artist and educator. He was born in Philadelphia. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
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John T. Harris
- Name
- John T.
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1972
- Field
- Painter, printmaker, educator
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · educator
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Harris (1908–1972) was an American artist and educator. He was born in Philadelphia. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
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John T. Harris (1908–1972) was an American educator, painter and printmaker. The educator was born in Philadelphia. John T. Harris lived in Philadelphia.
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He taught art at the Cheyney State Teachers College.
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• Name — John T. Harris • Born — 1908 • Died — 1972 • Field — Painter, printmaker, educator
Early life and education
Early life and education
Harris was born in Philadelphia in 1908. He received a Master's degree from the Museum School of Art and the Tyler School of Art.
Career
Career
Harris was a painter, printmaker, and instructor. His work was included in the 2015 exhibition We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s at the Woodmere Art Museum. His work is in the La Salle University Art Museum. His papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. Harris died in 1972.
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1908
John T. Harris born at Philadelphia.
1972
John T. Harris died.
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- 1.Smithsonian Institution. John T. Harris papers, 1943-1988. Archives of American Art.
- 2.Valerio, William R. We speak : black artists in Philadelphia, 1920s–1970s. Woodmere Art Museum. 208. 2015. 9781888008005.
- 3.Saunders, John A. 100 Years After Emancipation: History of the Philadelphia Negro, 1787 to 1963. Free African Society. 1964.
- 4.John T. Harris papers, 1943-1988 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. www.aaa.si.edu.
- 5.We Speak: Black Artists in Philadelphia, 1920s-1970s. Woodmere Art Museum.
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